MORE GUNS, LESS CRIME. Virginia is a very pro-gun state compared to most. So, it should come as no surprise to see that Virginia is ranked 49th out of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia on rates of violent crime. An interesting thought experiment shows that neighboring Maryland, with relatively draconian firearms laws, ranks 8th in the nation in violent crime rates. Are firearms laws the cause? Maybe not, but there is certainly correlation. H/T VCDL.
Guns Save Lives
written by TBE Staff
August 18, 2015
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As the American author Robert Heinlein once said, “An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life!”